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Allie is not "earning far more by actually working far less." That implies that working less causes her to make more money. Rather, she's earning more by chargi
by ab9 16y ago
Allie is not "earning far more by actually working far less." That implies that working less causes her to make more money. Rather, she's earning more by charging more, and she was able to do that because she had complementary skills that she didn't know to market until price experimentation attracted a different kind of customer. As a side effect, her higher hourly rate gives her the freedom of working less.
Perhaps there could be a market for prostitutes who don't have sex very often, if there were a way for prospective clients to verify this. But that's not Allie's business strategy.
- yason 16y agoThe point wasn't that she was underpricing herself: it was that by charging more she gradually found herself offering quite different services. For $300/hour her clients were still wishing to physically get the most out of her (and, apparently, themselves) during the one hour; for $500/hour she started to find clients who were more interested in high-class flirtation, having a wife replacement for the evening, and the sex portion was reduced to a lot less.
- ab9 16y agoThanks, I've edited my comment. You're right that it's less an issue of underpricing per se, and more that she had complementary skills that she wasn't taking advantage of. The fact remains that working less did not, in itself, add value for the customers.